Investing.com – Portugal stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Industrials, Consumer Goods and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 added 0.76% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the PSI 20 were Altri SGPS (LS:ALSS), which rose 3.66% or 0.1680 points to trade at 4.7600 at the close. Meanwhile, Mota Engil (LS:MOTA) added 3.52% or 0.1120 points to end at 3.2900 and Corticeira Amorim (LS:CORA) was up 2.93% or 0.345 points to 12.105 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were EDP Renovaveis (LS:EDPR), which fell 0.74% or 0.0530 points to trade at 7.1170 at the close. EDP (LS:EDP) declined 0.52% or 0.0160 points to end at 3.0800 and Banco Comercial Portugues (LS:BCP) was down 0.41% or 0.0010 points to 0.2450.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 27 to 10 and 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in Altri SGPS (LS:ALSS) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.66% or 0.1680 to 4.7600. Shares in Mota Engil (LS:MOTA) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.52% or 0.1120 to 3.2900.
Brent oil for December delivery was down 0.37% or 0.21 to $55.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.10% or 0.05 to hit $50.41 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.33% or 4.18 to trade at $1275.98 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.18% to 1.1753, while EUR/GBP rose 0.44% to 0.8875.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 93.38.